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Members of the Joint Military Task Force search illegal oil refineries at Mbiama community in Nigeria's Bayelsa State on March 6, 2011. By STR (AFP/File)

At least three killed by sea pirates in Nigeria's oil region: police

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - Sea pirates shot dead at least three people, including a policeman, in an ambush in southern Nig ...

Floods in central Benue state forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes in early September. By Lemmy IJIOMA (AFP)

Nigeria: Journalist Detained Over Report On Flood ...

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Lagos (AFP) - A Nigerian journalist was detained for reporting that relief materials were allegedly being diverted fr ...

A total of 2,671 action pump rifles allegedly imported from Turkey have been seized in Lagos since January, according to the Nigeria Customs Service. By Quentin Leboucher (AFP/File)

Nigeria, Turkey to meet over illegal arms shipment...

Friday, September 22, 2017

Lagos (AFP) - A top Nigerian official was scheduled to meet the Turkish ambassador Friday after hundreds of rifles alleg ...

Mr. Papa Madiaw Ndiaye, CEO of AFIG Funds

FSDH Merchant Bank Ltd announces investment by AFI...

Friday, September 22, 2017

LAGOS, Nigeria, 21 September 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- FSDH Merchant Bank, a financial services group in Ni ...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, in a speech at the UN General Assembly, demands Myanmar halt the

Nigeria compares Myanmar crisis to Bosnia and Rwan...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari urged fellow leaders at the United Nations G ...

Amina Yuguda hails from Yola in north-eastern Nigeria

Nigerian Wins Coveted BBC World News Komla Dumor A...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Today, the BBC announced that Nigerian TV presenter, Amina Yuguda, has been awarded the BBC World News Komla Dumor Aw ...

A security guard poses in an empty alleyway in Ogbaru Market in May 2017, during a shutdown in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Nigerian Civil War. By STEFAN HEUNIS (AFP/File)

Nigeria attacks pro-Biafra propaganda as curfew ea...

Monday, September 18, 2017

Aba (Nigeria) (AFP) - A dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed after clashes between pro-Biafra supporters and Nigerian security se ...

Cholera cases are rising in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, mainly in camps for people internally displaced by Boko Haram violence. By FLORIAN PLAUCHEUR (AFP/File)

UN seeks $10 million as Nigeria cholera outbreak w...

Monday, September 18, 2017

Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - At least 44 people have now died in a cholera outbreak in northeast Nigeria, the United Nati ...

The UN found that more than 228 children, some as young as nine, were working for the Civilian Joint Taskforce militia in Nigeria. By AMINU ABUBAKAR (AFP/File)

Anti-Boko Haram militia vows to stop using childre...

Friday, September 15, 2017

Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - Civilian militia helping the Nigerian military against Boko Haram have promised to stop usin ...

A previous unilateral declaration of an independent republic of Biafra in 1967 sparked a bloody civil war that lasted 30 months. By Colin HAYNES (AFP/File)

Calls for calm as community tensions rise in Niger...

Friday, September 15, 2017

Jos (Nigeria) (AFP) - State governors in Nigeria on Friday moved to calm fears after clashes between pro-Biafra supporte ...

A previous unilateral declaration of an independent republic of Biafra in 1967 sparked a bloody civil war that lasted 30 months. By Colin HAYNES (AFP/File)

Security forces, pro-Biafra group clash in SE Nige...

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Lagos (AFP) - Tensions mounted between Nigerian security forces and pro-Biafran supporters on Thursday, after renewed pr ...

People of the N'Gaman camp for refugeees and people displaced by Boko Haram in southeast Niger discuss their needs with the UN's emergency relief chief, Sir Mark Lowcock. By BOUREIMA HAMA (AFP)

Refugees fleeing Boko Haram endure 'hell on earth'...

Thursday, September 14, 2017

N'Gagam (Niger) (AFP) - Sai wahala -- in Hausa means there's big trouble -- exclaims Zara Moustapha, living with mo ...

More than 11,300 people in west Africa died from Ebola, most of them in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. By CARL DE SOUZA (AFP/File)

Nigeria hit by labour disputes over unpaid salarie...

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Lagos (AFP) - Kenneth Madiebo isn't seeking global recognition for helping to stop the spread of Ebola in Nigeria in 201 ...

Nnamdi Kanu, who leads the Indigenous People of Biafra movement, is a fierce critic of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. By STEFAN HEUNIS (AFP/File)

Curfew in SE Nigeria after pro-Biafra, army clashe...

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Lagos (AFP) - A three-day dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed in southeast Nigeria due to mounting tensions between pro ...

UK group condemns ‘invasion’ of Igbo land by Niger...

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Nigerians in the United Kingdom under the aegis of the Nigeria Round-table Group has condemned the current military crac ...

A pro-Biafra support demonstrates with flags and placards in May 2017 in Abidjan. By Sia KAMBOU (AFP/File)

Pro-Biafra supporters clash with Nigerian troops

Monday, September 11, 2017

Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - Pro-Biafra supporters clashed with troops in southeast Nigeria on Sunday, with claims that five ...

Nigerian security services claim Boko Haram was planning attacks during Eid al-Adha celebrations, something the military deny is a sign of the terrorist group's resurgence. By Florian PLAUCHEUR (AFP)

Nigeria claims Boko Haram plot thwarted as army fi...

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - NigNigerianeria on Saturday said it had foiled Boko Haram plans for a coordinated series of attac ...

Nigeria maintains Boko Haram is a spent force but its continued attacks underline the lingering threat, particularly to civilians. By Stefan HEUNIS (AFP/File)

7 killed in Boko Haram attack on displaced camp

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - At least seven people were killed when Boko Haram jihadists attacked a camp for people displaced ...

Two days of anti-government protests this week saw hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of Togo's capital Lome. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (AFP)

Togo 'should have new constitution': Nigeria's Oba...

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Lagos (AFP) - Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Togo's leader Faure Gnassingbe to introduce limits ...

Boko Haram continues to wage attacks in northeastern Nigeria despite government and military claims that the jihadists are a spent force. By STEFAN HEUNIS (AFP/File)

8-Farmers Killed By Boko Haram In Nigeria

Friday, September 8, 2017

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Boko Haram jihadists killed eight people in a series of raids on farming communities in northe ...

Gunmen kidnapped 19 bus passengers near Nigeria's southern oil hub, Port Harcourt, police said, in the latest of a series of abductions in recent weeks. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (AFP/File)

Gunmen kidnap 19 from bus near Nigeria oil hub

Friday, September 8, 2017

Port Harcourt (Nigeria) (AFP) - Gunmen kidnapped 19 bus passengers near Nigeria's southern oil hub, Port Harcourt, polic ...

Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Aisha Alhassan, pictured in May 2017, vowed to back President Muhammadu Buhari's opponent in 2019 if he breaks his promise to not seek re-election. By SUNDAY AGHAEZE (PGDBA & HND Mass Communication/AFP/File)

Nigeria's Buhari vowed to serve one term: women's ...

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - A Nigerian minister has promised to quit if President Muhammadu Buhari decides to seek re-electio ...

Nigeria, which depends on oil sector for 70 per cent of state revenues and 90 per cent of export earnings, has been battered by lower oil prices since mid-2014. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (AFP/File)

Nigeria exits recession as economy grows 0.6% in Q...

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria has exited its worst economic recession in more than two decades, notching up growth of 0.55 perce ...

A spurt in attacks by Boko Haram Islamists has claimed nearly 400 lives since April in Nigeria and Cameroon, double the figure of the previous five months, according to Amnesty Int'l. By - (AFP/File)

Boko Haram attacks kill 400 since April: Amnesty

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Lagos (AFP) - A spurt in attacks by Boko Haram Islamists has claimed nearly 400 lives since April in Nigeria and Cameroo ...

Unbeaten leaders Nigeria moved to 10 points from four matches in Group B and a home win over Zambia on October 7, 2017 will clinch a sixth World Cup appearance. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (AFP/File)

Draw moves Nigeria closer to World Cup

Monday, September 4, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - Nigeria survived a late Cameroon onslaught to draw 1-1 in Yaounde Monday and move closer to qualify ...

Nigeria's Victor Moses (L) heads the ball with Cameroon's Ngoran Fai during their match at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, southern Nigeria, on September 1. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (AFP)

Nigeria set to qualify, Ghana, South Africa in tro...

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - Nigeria hammered African champions Cameroon Friday to virtually seal a 2018 World Cup place, but Gh ...

Carl Ikeme (R), pictured in action in February 2017, is under treatment for acute leukaemia. By Ben STANSALL (AFP/File)

Ailing Nigerian 'keeper Ikeme able to crack joke

Friday, September 1, 2017

Abuja (AFP) - Nigerian international goalkeeper Carl Ikeme felt able to crack a joke on transfer deadline day in England ...

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